---
title: Unsubscribe from a channel
---

import {TabItem, Tabs} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";

import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro";
import KeyboardTip from "../../components/KeyboardTip.astro";
import NavigationSteps from "../../components/NavigationSteps.astro";
import ChannelActions from "../include/_ChannelActions.mdx";
import ChannelLongPressMenu from "../include/_ChannelLongPressMenu.mdx";
import MobileChannels from "../include/_MobileChannels.mdx";

import SubscriberCheckIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/subscriber-check";

You can always unsubscribe from any channel in Zulip.

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <ChannelActions />

      1. Click **Unsubscribe**.
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem label="Mobile">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <MobileChannels />

      <ChannelLongPressMenu />

      1. Tap **Unsubscribe**.
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Alternate methods to unsubscribe from a channel

### Via subscribed channels

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <NavigationSteps target="relative/gear/channel-settings" />

      1. Click the **unsubscribe from channel**
         (<SubscriberCheckIcon class="zulip-unplugin-icon subscriber-check-icon" />)
         icon to the left of a channel to unsubscribe from it.
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

### Via channel settings

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <ChannelActions />

      1. Click **Channel settings**.
      1. Click **Unsubscribe** near the top right corner of the channel settings panel.
    </FlattenedSteps>

    <KeyboardTip>
      You can also use <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>S</kbd> to unsubscribe from the
      selected channel.
    </KeyboardTip>
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Related articles

* [Manage a user's channel subscriptions](/help/manage-user-channel-subscriptions)
